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Hawkesbury council cancels water bill interest charges for laundry business

January 19, 2020January 21, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment hawkesbury council, interest charges, municipal government, water bill

Six months after saying no, Hawkesbury council has voted to cancel unpaid interest charges on a local business owner’s municipal

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9,704 more affordable housing units are needed in the UCPR by 2035

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment affordable housing, municipal government, poverty, Social Services

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) has reviewed its Housing and Homelessness Prevention Plan and identified the successes

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Hawkesbury council approves 2020 budget, town will collect 2.83 per cent more in taxes

December 20, 2019December 24, 2019 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell budget, capital projects, development charges, municipal government, policing

Hawkesbury council approved its 2020 budget on December 16. In the year ahead, the town will spend a projected $30,186,812,

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Pierre Leroux of Russell Township is 2020 UCPR Warden

December 20, 2019 James Morgan East Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Russell Township municipal government, Pierre Leroux, Robert Kirby, United Counties of Prescott and Russell

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) officially has a new head of council for 2020.  Russell Township Mayor

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Residents raise concern over road in East Hawkesbury

December 18, 2019December 13, 2019 James Morgan East Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell municipal government, roads, transportation

There was a case of road rage — kind of — at the East Hawkesbury council meeting on December 9.

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Temporary bridge on Montée Clark in Brownsburg-Chatham

December 17, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec bridges, municipal government, roads

Brownsburg-Chatham residents no longer must follow a long detour to access a local road. Through traffic Montée Clark between Chemin

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Hawkesbury approves five-year accessibility plan, more upgrades on the way

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell accessibility, Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act, AODA, municipal government

Accessibility is now hard-wired into everything the Town of Hawkesbury does. Council recently approved the town’s 2019-2024 Accessibility Plan.  The

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Brownsburg-Chatham 2020 budget approved

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec municipal budget, municipal government, property taxes, revenue, spending

The trend of municipalities adopting their budgets before the new calendar year continues across the region.  Brownsburg-Chatham council held a

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MRC d’Argenteuil to collect 1.6 per cent more in 2020, budget focuses on environment

December 16, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Quebec budget, environment, MRC d'Argenteuil, municipal government, sustainability

The Municipalité régionale du Comté (MRC) d’Argenteuil budget for 2020 has been approved. The total revenues in 2020 equal $10,393,450,

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Resident asks why road name not changed, East Hawkesbury council highlights

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 James Morgan Chute-à-Blondeau, East Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Saint-Eugène budget, insurance, municipal government, property, road name, waste

An East Hawkesbury resident wants to know why the name of the road she lives on has not been changed.

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